Costco apologizes for California bible flap

The Associated Press

Posted:
11/20/2013 09:28:07 AM MST

Updated:
11/20/2013 01:16:49 PM MST

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In this image provided by Caleb Kaltenbach on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, a Bible for sale at a Costco Store in Simi Valley, Calif., is label with a price tag for fiction. Kaltenbach a pastor of Discovery Church, recently came across the Bible while shopping for a gift at the store. He took a photo and posted it on social media with the comment: Costco has Bibles for sale under the genre of FICTION Hmmmm...", The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Costco has since apologized, saying in a statement a distributor mislabeled a small percentage of Bibles before they were sent to the store. The company said they are correcting the mistake for future distribution.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.—A Costco store in Southern California drew some unwanted attention this week after labeling some of its Bibles as fiction.

The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/18nVqRy) Wednesday that Discovery Church pastor Caleb Kaltenbach recently came across the Bibles with "Fiction" written on the price tag while shopping for a gift at a Costco store in Simi Valley. He took a photo and posted it on social media with the comment: "Costco has Bibles for sale under the genre of FICTION Hmmmm..."

Costco has since apologized, saying in a statement a distributor mislabeled a small percentage of Bibles before they were sent to the store. The company said it is correcting the mistake for future distribution.